Traveling around Dianchi Lake - Haigeng and Haigeng Park

Dianchi Poem (excerpt)

(Yuan) Wang Sheng

To the north of Jinning, the sun of Zhongqing is a vast expanse of blue, indistinct and indistinct. Control the Dian Yang and dip into the Western Mountains, overlook the Turtle City and swallow up the Panjiang River. The overcast wind is clear and calm, and the glass is clear and empty. The clear and desolate scenery, the sound of fishermen croaking. 蛟鼍The fish and dragon may change or Teng. The shore is full of fragrance, and the orchid is green. Guangdong has exhausted its origins, so it unites all the sects to form the Yuan Dynasty and traces its flow from the west to the east. It is not due to Feng Yi's power, nor to Shen Yu's merit; from the beginning of chaos, passing through TangchuanChaozong. The lightning's speed is not enough to imitate its urgency; the thunder's roar is not enough to imitate its majesty. The magnificence of the Dianchi Lake is beyond words.

The pearl of the plateau, the mother lake of Spring City, and the Dianchi Lake from ancient times have nourished and nurtured this land.

It has been brewing for a long time, just to enjoy the scenery of Dianchi Lake, just to appreciate the humanities and customs of Dianchi Lake, and just to look back at the paintings of Dianchi Lake from ancient times. The refreshing breeze is a good time to go. Take advantage of the fine weather and take a trip around Dianchi Lake.

Depart from Haigeng Park. Standing on the shore of the lake, you can see the rippling lake water, sparkling waves, vast sea and sky, gulls dancing and soaring herons, and opposite the west mountain with steep rock walls and lush trees.

In the 20 century5 and 60, "Dianchi Lake Waltz" became popular in Spring City. That beautiful melody often floats by the Dianchi Lake.

The dawn is like a veil floating on the Dianchi Lake

The dragon gate on the mountain is reflected in the middle of the water

Like a radiant girl in a dream

Sleeping Beauty lies beside Dian Lake

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At the cruise terminal with the whistle blowing, a luxury cruise ship is waiting to set sail. Go and admire the wide lake surface, the steep western mountains, and watch the red-billed gulls flying in the waves.

The tall century-old eucalyptus trees along the coast in the park, and the two eucalyptus trees with connected branches, the "connected branches", the combination of roughness and beauty, brings endless imagination.

In late autumn, red-billed gulls from afar fly across the lake. One moment they rest, the lake surface floats with the waves, and the next moment they fly together in the blue sky, attracting bursts of cheers from tourists. Feed the seagulls and have fun with them, showing a beautiful picture of the integration of man and nature between the sea and the sky.

Green lawns, happy visits to the park, and children’s laughter floating in the air.

On the shore of the lake, the leaves have turned yellow, painting the lakeside with thick colors.

Hundreds of years ago, there was a marsh here, and the abundant Dianchi Lake overflowed from time to time. People wanted to fight against the Dianchi Lake. Dredging rivers and lake mouths, clearing out fields, and planting crops to meet the needs of population growth, achieving multiple goals with one stone. The shoreline of Dianchi Lake, which is destined to be defeated, is shrinking and Dianchi Lake is getting smaller. The Panlong River, carrying sediment along the way, gradually extends forward. The backflow of the lake water and the strong southwesterly wind combined. Finally one day, a sand embankment about 4000 meters gradually rose out of the water on the north bank of Dianchi Lake, from east to west, from the Jin Dynasty to the west. The Jiahe River slowly extends westward, across the Dianchi Lake, and ends one mile from the foot of the Western Mountain (near the Longwang Temple at the present cable car station). It is 4 and 50 wide from north to south. It ranges from meters to 2, 300 meters. The long dike cut the lake surface. From then on, the inner sea and the outer sea separated the Dianchi Lake. There is still a gap connecting the inner and outer seas.

The inland sea to the north of the sand embankment, close to the city, has shallow water, green grass, swarms of fish and shrimp, vast waves of smoke, and dots of sail shadows. It is called the "Sea of ​​Grass." When the seaweed flowers bloom, a soft white sea of ​​grass is covered, so some people named it "Hua Lake".

Caohai is close to the city, with a long embankment running across the lake. It is surrounded by water on three sides and is covered with green grass. From it, you can see the cliffs of the Western Mountains and the towering clouds. Taihua and Huating ancient temples are faintly visible across the lake. There is another name, Call it "Wangyun Island".

The outer sea is vast and vast, with sails and snow waves and strong lake breezes. Although it is not as vast as the sea, it still has the temperament of the sea. People on the plateau who have difficulty seeing the sea can use this to satisfy their mood of watching the sea. At least in the late Yuan Dynasty, Caohai and Haigeng also became good places for people to enjoy the scenery. Mr. Yang Sheng'an, who has lived by the Dianchi Lake for a long time, once said in "Dianhai Bamboo Branch Ci": "The solitary peak of Luohan is only in the forest, and the king of Liang's chariot is in the center of the sea. The sea is green enough to herd horses, and the eyes of the sea are nowhere to be found now." Imagine that, in the Yuan Dynasty, In order to make it easier for him to go to the Luohan Mountain Summer Palace, the Liang King of Zhendian built a chariot road on the sea ridge. He walked all the way among the green pastures and enjoyed his own scenery. "Yunnan Chronicles" by Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty also contains: "West Lake, in the west of the government, is always green on Thursdays, and many people go boating to enjoy it. It is the upper reaches of Dianchi Lake, commonly known as Caohaizi. There is the Kingdom of Guizhou (Mu’s villa in Guizhou Prefecture) Lotus Pond”

During the Republic of China, Zeng Zesheng, the founder of Kunming's "Gongsheng Pharmacy" and another legend of Yunnan Baiyao, bought land in Haigeng to build a Baiyao factory and a lakeside villa.

Time passes over the lake and enters 20 century 50 In the late 1980s, a highway was built in Haigeng and named Haigeng Road. 60 In the early 1980s, Haigeng Park was built. The unique natural scenery made Kunming people yearn to visit it. At that time, Haigeng had a gentle slope on the south side and a lake beach with fine waves and white sand, which was the best natural swimming spot in the city of spring. Every summer, friends would go to Haigeng Park to cool off and swim. The beach, the lake, the willow forest and the eucalyptus forest were filled with people.

Human beings are always competing with nature, sometimes ignoring the ecological balance and doing stupid things. Since people chose water to live, the behavior of asking for land and food from Dianchi Lake seems to have never stopped. In 1970, the dream of harvesting grain from Dianchi Lake reached its peak during the "Lake Land Reconstruction" campaign. So, shouting the slogan "Change the world and benefit the future generations", amidst the rumbling sound of cannons that opened mountains and exploded rocks, they started the absurd action of "marching to Dian Lake and asking for food from Dian Lake". Hundreds of thousands of people mounted horses, competed with thousands of sails to throw stones, surrounded dry fields, dug soil from the Western Mountains, mixed it with silt, and dreamed of improving the soil quality, fighting vigorously for 8 months. Due to human fanaticism, Dianchi Lake experienced another catastrophe, and 30,000 acres of water surface no longer existed. It's a pity that the mud in Dianchi Lake did not bring the ideal results to the callers, and they produced a high yield of rice and wheat. The fields that dried up from Dianchi Lake and were unable to grow crops have now become tourist and leisure resorts, sports training bases, and high-end villa areas. People who like to live by the water naturally do not want to let go of this unique place with beautiful scenery, but now Dianchi Lake is overwhelmed and has become old and small.

The scenery of the past has gone with the smoke. Unfortunately, the lost nature cannot be restored, and it is impossible for the earth to recreate Dianchi Lake. At least in Haigeng Park, we will no longer be able to see the face of Caohai.

Returning to reality, Haigengda was completed on 3 month 19 in 1997 The Bokou ship lock — controls the lock, separating Caohai from the open sea. The ship lock- control lock is part of the Xiyuan Tunnel Project. The Xiyuan Tunnel is an important project to regulate Dianchi Lake and replace the water in Dianchi Lake. The ship locks — control the embankment of the lock, from Haigeng to Longmen Village at the foot of Xishan Mountain, connecting the road between Haigeng and Xishan Mountain, and can pass small cars.

This trip around Dianchi Lake started from the place where Caohai and Waihai are separated today.

Next to the ship locks — is the cable car station from Haigeng to Xishan. From here, take the cable car and cross the Dianchi Lake and Gaohai Highway. You can enjoy the scenery of Dianchi Lake and go directly to Nie Er's Tomb in Xishan Mountain.

Next to the cable car station is the Haigeng Dragon King Temple, which was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

The Dragon King Temple in Haigeng has been damaged several times over the past hundreds of years. During the Republic of China, Long Yun, Chairman of Yunnan Province, converted it into a firearms warehouse during the restoration of the original site. Later, it was dilapidated and abandoned, with only the sentry tower and broken walls remaining. It was renovated in 2009. It has the main hall, the front hall and the left and right wing rooms. Both sentry towers are preserved. There is an ancient catalpa tree planted by Long Yun in the courtyard.

Haigeng Dragon King Temple is opposite Xishan Longmen across the sea. It is an important place for fishermen and indigenous residents around Dianchi Lake to pray for good weather, abundant harvests, and peace and prosperity. Grand gatherings will be held here every major festival and event such as the Spring Festival, March 3rd, and the opening of Dianchi Lake for fishing. After visiting this point, if you want to eat vegetarian food, the temple can provide it.

The sunshine in early winter was bright and unobstructed, and the winter wind was also strong. It blew from the southwest, and the waves on the lake undulated, hitting the park's lake embankment, splashing waves of silver. Red-billed gulls are either flying in the air or perching on the water and drifting with the waves.

The golden leaves set off the red slow-moving road, and the southerly sunlight stretches the light and shadow of the trees. The sculpture of national unity looks even more white and pure in the sunshine. This sculpture was originally located at the intersection of Tuodong Road. It was moved to the park during urban road reconstruction and also added a landscape to the park.

Haigeng Park has three piers. You can take a cruise ship to browse the lake, enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains, and have fun with the gulls. You can also take a speedboat to experience the thrill of speeding on the water.

There are often egrets perching on this plank road. As the water quality of Dianchi Lake improves, egrets can be seen all year round in Haigeng Park

Walk along the slow-moving system of Haigeng Park, which is 4200 meters long, and enjoy the scenery while walking, accompanied by flowers and trees along the way. Ancient willows and century-old eucalyptus trees bear witness to the changes in the sea ridge. A piece of metasequoia beside the slow-moving road. In late autumn, its needles gradually turn golden, and it looks bright and eye-catching under the blue sky and white clouds.

The management of Dianchi Lake has not stopped, and various management methods and methods can be seen from time to time on the lakeside.

There are many anglers on the lake embankment along the way, even though the sign in the lake clearly states "No fishing" and even though the protection of Dianchi Lake requires everyone's attention and participation.

Walking on the lake embankment, there is still another layer of green algae in the lake water. I saw workers salvaging garbage from the lake in the east of Haigen Park and asked, "How much garbage can be picked up in a day?" The answer was that one team can pick up at least three boats a day. There are two groups in the lake dedicated to salvage. "

There are many rivers in Kunming leading to Dianchi Lake. Walking from Haigeng Park, the entrance of Jinjia River into the lake is not far from Panlong River. The Panlong River is personally appointed as the river chief by the Municipal Party Committee Secretary. Water from the Niulan River flows into Dianchi Lake from hundreds of kilometers away through the Panlongjiang River channel, hoping to transform the water body of Dianchi Lake. Standing at the entrance to the lake, you can see that the water here is obviously clear.

The newly built bridge at the entrance of the Panlong River into the lake has been built for more than two years. The other end is still sealed with steel plates. It is not known when it will lead to the other side. For now, you can only take a detour to Hubin Road, cross the Panlongjiang Bridge, and enter "Peninsula", which is a European-style high-end residential area. After entering the gate, one road leads to the Xinghai Wetland Park on the lakeside, and the other leads to the villa area.

Xinghai Peninsula Wetland Park is more open and has a unique design. It has just been built and there are sporadic tourists.